January 2020
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level One Training
This is a 4-day course, run in two sets of two days, approximately five weeks apart, on Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, the intervention model developed by Dr. Daniel Hughes. This approach assists therapists and other professionals to understand and effectively support children, young people and their families. In this model, theory and research in the areas of developmental trauma, attachment theory, intersubjectivity and child development are integrated to produce a therapeutic approach used for relationship development and trauma resolution. DDP recognizes…
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Adoptees Joining Together Group
Adoptees share unique layers and complexities that sometimes can only be truly understood by those who have lived them. This space is for those who would benefit from connecting to like-minded people, all navigating life’s ups and downs with this shared history. This series is designed for adult adoptees, both international and domestic. This group will be focused on coming together around the shared experience of being adopted. It is facilitated by Elizabeth Studwell, Psy.D., who herself is an adoptee.…
Find out more »Gay Men’s Therapy Group
R&A’s Gay Men’s Therapy Group is a weekly interpersonal process group developed for gay men seeking to learn how to express their vulnerabilities and feelings with others. This group is open to gay men of all ages, and participating in this group could be a great way to supplement concurrent individual or couples work. Group members have the opportunity to improve interpersonal and coping skills, practice new communication techniques in a safe environment, share their experiences of struggles common to…
Find out more »October 2020
Shared Grief Group
Shared Grief provides a space for men and women in their 20s to 40s to connect over their experience of loss of a parent, sibling, or partner. The group runs in 10-12 session cycles, and focuses on supporting members adaptation to loss through three pillars: - Normalization and acceptance of grief-related emotions - Maintaining a connection to the person who has died - Restorative processing of members individual goals and aspirations Facilitator: Dr. Dan Wolfson has been providing support to…
Find out more »28 Hour Online Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level One Training
Dates: October 14-16, 29, 30 Times: 9am-3pm each day (30 min lunch break) This is an introductory 28-hour training course relevant to professionals and therapists who have experience in communicating with and working therapeutically with children and young people and their families. It is focused on families and residential care homes when children have experienced past developmental trauma and have associated attachment difficulties. This online course runs for 5 days, 3 days and a break and then another 2 days (5.5…
Find out more »February 2021
UPCOMING: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level One Online Training
Introduction Hello! I’m so glad you are here and interested in learning more about Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). In my experience training therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, behavioral support workers, parent support workers and other executive and clinical staff in foster care and adoptive agencies and organizations, I’ve come to realize that the most meaningful part of the training for me is beginning to build connections between like-minded clinicians to create DDP communities locally and now with online training, globally!SUPERVISION GROUPSI…
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